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2015: A Curricular HotchpotchSimon Warburton

Impington Village College

We’re quite good at coping with change...Key Stage 3 Levels - Assessment Without Levels

Coursework to controlled assessment

Modular exams, resits and first entry/best entry

Constant curricular meddling….

Diplomas, BTEC, EBacc

Changes for 11-18 over the next three years...

● Hybrid model of GCSEs

● Mixture of GCSE grades - when

is a C not a C?

● Legacy GCSE implications

● Changes to KS2 assessment (yr7

resits??)

● Flat cash funding model

● Increased curriculum time for

Maths and English…..recruitment

challenges

Hybrid GCSE model for KS4….nowYear 11

No change with the current Year 11 ...in theory

● Controlled assessment in place

● Well established SOW and syllabus content

● Existing GCSE grades A*-G

● Teachers and leaders very clear about delivery and assessment

● Transition plans for schools to 6th form are valid

Maths Edexcel Grade BoundariesHigher (/200)

A* A B C DJun-15 155 125 95 65 35Nov-14 166 132 94 57 28Jun-14 164 133 95 57 28Nov-13 169 139 101 63 31Jun-13 165 131 92 53 26Mar-13 168 136 99 63 31Nov-12 157 120 83 46 23Jun-12 164 128 90 52 26

Year 10 other

Forget the Prius….this is the true Hybrid modelYear 10 Maths

“...will contain broader and

deeper mathematical content,

delivered through a single

extended GCSE which will

require greater examination

time and teaching time.”

(NAHT)

9-1 grade replaces A*-G

No change….

A*-G remain

Controlled assessment in

place

No tiers of entry

No controlled assessment

Closed book exams

New source texts

Increased SPAG marks

9-1 grade replaces A*-G

Year 10 English

Exam grade summary for 2017

English Language 7English Literature 7History BGeography AFrench BGerman AMusic A*Mathematics 8

GCSE Results 2017

So what does a 7 mean anyway? 5 linked to OECD PISA tests...so a C is really a C+

So...how have schools responded?Increased curriculum time

for Maths and English

● Subjects are double weighted in PM

● Exams are clearly more challenging & more content

Start GCSEs in Year 9

● KS3 levels AWOL

● Use time to enable deep learning of KS4 material

● Flat cash per pupil funding equates to about a 10.5% cut

● Recruitment of Maths and English specialists…!

● Legacy GCSE instruction causing havoc with Year 9

Legacy GCSEWe currently enter every student for EPS in Year 10 after starting in Year 9

Our students choose two options in Year 8 last year to start their GCSE options in

Year 9

Legacy rules means that any grade obtained by the student in 2017 with early entry

(our current Year 9) will not count towards the school's performance in 2018 as the

new GCSE overrides the use of a legacy qualification

So, either take the hit on the tables…..or prepare them for the new GCSE in Year 11

Easier said than done….New specs for GCSEs

in 2018 not accredited

yet…

No idea what a 5 or 6 is

with the new courses

Performance measures from 2016Attainment 8

Progress 8

% of the cohort gaining the EBacc

% of the cohort gaining % A*-C inc English and Maths

Buckets....

Progress 8 average grade difference compared to predicted outcomes based on prior attainment+1.0 exempts from inspection for the next year+0.4 above is likely to be outstanding progress-0.5 or below is a floor target

Attainment 8 Average grade across the school for all subjects and students….. shown as a grade B-

% achieving the EBacc

% achieving 5 A*-C

But just when that make sense..KS2 tests change next year

Levels will go…

replaced by standardised score

100 is likely to be roughly = 4b

student below 100 may need to resit assessments

in year 7????

OFSTED will look for evidence of an effective AWOL model built on KS2 scores we don’t have yet and GCSE “values” we haven’t mapped out yet for all subjects...